Summary: Mary Sue. Lena just lost her parents in a tragic car accident and has to live with an uncle that she never knew existed. While with her uncle, she is tangled in a web of love, lies and terror. Mild cursing (the non-magical sort) and some sexual content.

Chapter 5: Dates and Potions

"I … Harry … I … " was all Lena could say.

Her throat was dry, her mouth was stuck and she was blushing heavily.

What she wanted to say was,

'Harry, you two-timing bastard! I think I'm still in love with you.'

But babbling was all she could do in a situation such as this.

He knew that she was trying to say something completely different and decided to taunt Draco for being with her.

"How's about we go out, Lena?"

He put her and Draco into shock.

"This Saturday, we'll go to Hogsmeade and we'll catch up."

He announced and kissed her on the cheek, all she could do was nod.

Draco looked infuriated, he tried to suppress it but once around the corner, he flipped.

"What was that about?"

He struggled to keep his voice down but found it amazingly hard.

"Harry is … he's … "

She stuttered while still in shock trying to keep Draco from yelling at her.

"Well?"

He pinned her forcefully against the wall.

"Who is he to you?"

His voice raised just slightly, just enough to make Lena shrink in fear

What does he care? She asked herself, I've only known him for two days, and it's not like forever or anything where he actually should be protective.

She answered him only to show trust between them.

"He was my ex-boyfriend."

She stated steadily, forcing her voice to stop quavering, Draco nodded and let her go.

"I had no right. I'm sorry, I'm glad that I know now."

He smiled and held her hand all the way to the Potions classroom.

"I hope that you don't mind me doing this,"

He whispered to her just before they got into the hall that went to the dungeons, he raised his hand attached to hers in front of their faces.

"I like to know that you're not anyone else's responsibility … "

His words slowed as he reached the end of his sentence and he gripped tighter onto her hand as he let it fall loosely between them.

They continued to walk and only when they came to the door of the classroom did he say something to her.

"I don't like the fact that you've been with Potter, Lena. I will be forward with you about this, he is bad stuff. He is not to be trusted and if you trust my judgment, you will not go with him to Hogsmeade this weekend."

Draco's comment or moreover, his speech was played over and over in Lena's head as she sat beside the blonde teen who was situated in the back of the class.

"Now, we will begin the slow and weary process of making one of the most wondrous potions known to wizard-kind. This reversal of sentiment potion will count for your midterm mark."

Professor Snape droned on and looked over his sorry looking bunch of students.

"Mr. Potter!"

His booming voice pounded into the ears of everyone in the room.

"I am sorry professor!"

Harry stopped short after trying to tiptoe inside.

"Professor Sinistra wanted a word with me and the short comments turned into a conversation."

He snickered with his hand hiding his smile.

"Very well, I will have a talk your Professor. For now, two nights of detentions"

The punishment towards the black haired boy made Draco scoff which caused Snape to give him and Lena very stern looks, but no punishment.

As Harry started to walk over to Ron, Professor Snape called out to him,

"Mr. Potter, you are to sit at the back closest to the door. It is more convenient and I don't have to see your face as much."

Harry rolled his eyes and sat beside Lena, Snape continued to give instructions while Harry evaluated his ridings with his infinitely ex-girlfriend.

"So are you up to it?" he asked in a vivacious murmur.

She looked at Harry. She had forgotten why she was so mad at him, his eyes did that to her. Draco nudged her when she gazed into them too long; she looked up at him only to see him shake his head.

Lena thought that it would be okay as long as Draco could come along too.

"Only if Draco can come … " she told him.

Professor Snape piped up and asked Lena very loudly,

"Is that nuisance bothering you, Miss?"

Lena sat up in her chair from her leaning position on the desk, she smiled and answered,

"Not at all, thank you."

Harry grinned widely and winked at Ron who was watching him very closely.

"Saturday. We'll work something out about where to meet. Tonight at supper. Go to the far right table and I'll be waiting there for you."

Not one of the three sitting at the back talked for the rest of the period.

Once the bell rang, Lena informed Draco that she wasn't feeling very well.

"I'll take you to the Slytherin common room, you'll be fine there."

He rushed her along the corridors and they finally came to a statue of a weird looking man that had snakes at his feet. Draco stood before the towering statue and said,

"Red Baron"

The statue jumped aside as the gargoyle did in front of Dumbledore's office.

"I think that I should try to find Mr. Dumbledore, I stayed in a room beside his last night. I don't want to be a burden … "

her face was red, Draco felt her brow, it was hot.

"You are sick. Probably from all the shocks of our world … over exertion probably caused it too "

Draco lifted her up and held her like a newborn baby in his arms, she was unusually light to carry. He walked up the stairs and placed her on his bed.

"Stay here until I come and get you."

He hurried to the chest at the foot of the bed and seized a pair of pajamas for her to change into.

"Here" he said flinging them at her, "I won't look, I promise."

He turned around and covered his eyes, she changed into them rather quickly despite her lack of strength.

She fixed the bed and sat up in it.

"Try to sleep, I will check on you in half-an-hour."

He kissed her on the cheek and pulled the blankets up to her chin. She smiled at him and he remembered that he had a class. He ran down the stairs and the called back

"Oh!"

He smacked his forehead.

"close the drapes on the bed!"

Lena sat back up though not wanting to move, she untied the drawstrings and the hangings fell down.

She snuggled into the bed.

"Mmmm…"

She smelt the pillow.

"smells just like him…"

She fell asleep almost instantly.

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